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Aim To assess the response of health professionals working in a Kenyan hospital emergency department to patients who had experienced intimate partner violence and the obstacles they encountered. Methods In-depth interviews were conducted with 11 health professionals. Transcribed interviews were...

A letter to the editor is presented in response to articles "Screening for intimate partner violence (IPV) at VA emergency departments (EDs): the time is now," by N. Lutwak and "Screening for intimate partner violence: the time is now," by Mitchell D. Feldman.

The article discusses issues related to the presence of violence in fire departments in the U.S. The idea of being the victim or perpetrator of such violence creates a dilemma for most fire service personnel. Such a situation contradicts the fire service community's expectation that firefighters...

Background There is a strong reciprocal association between two highly prevalent public health problems: intimate partner violence and heavy drinking, both of which remain major sources of morbidity and mortality. Brief interventions in the Emergency Department setting have been found to be...

The authors opine regarding the need to prioritize research on and prevention of violence against women. The article notes that addressing such violence is fundamental to achieving several Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Increases in research on the prevalence of intimate partner violence...

The article highlights assessment tools for intimate partner violence including the article "Intimate Partner Violence: Development of a Brief Risk Assessment for the Emergency Department" and the web sites located at www.theduluthmodel.org and the www.collaborativepractice.com.

Highlights a training session for hospital personnel on the identification, treatment and referral of victims of domestic violence. Response to need for comprehensive policies on how hospital emergency departments deal with the protection of domestic violence victims; Clinical skills; Cultural...

Presents three medical research. Results of a study on the opinion of emergency department patients on the screening for intimate partner violence among women; Information on a study on airway assessment score; Findings of a study on the management of ankle sprains.